ColorTool
Log in
#166D4E

#166d4e ≈ Tropical Rain Forest

  • teal
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
Check contrast Explore in graph Random color

#166d4e is a color from the teal family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 8.63% red, 42.75% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 79.82% cyan, 0% magenta, 28.44% yellow and 57.25% black. Its hue angle is 158.62°, with 66.41% saturation and 25.69% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is often associated with clarity, calm and renewal. Designers typically use it for health and wellness, technology products and luxury branding. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.3:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Tropical Rain Forest (#00755e), ΔE 4.38.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

HEX
RGB
RGB percent
CMY
CMYK
HSL
HSV / HSB
Web safe#006666
CIE-LAB
XYZ
xyY
CIE-LCH
CIE-LUV
Hunter-Lab
OKLab
Binary
Decimal
Relative luminance0.1166

Complementary

  1. #166d4e
  2. #6d1635

Split complementary

  1. #166d4e
  2. #6d1661
  3. #6d2316

Analogous

  1. #166d23
  2. #166d4e
  3. #16616d

Triadic

  1. #166d4e
  2. #4e166d
  3. #6d4e16

Tetradic

  1. #166d4e
  2. #16356d
  3. #6d1635
  4. #6d4e16

Square

  1. #166d4e
  2. #23166d
  3. #6d1635
  4. #616d16

Monochromatic

  1. #03110c
  2. #092d20
  3. #166d4e
  4. #23ad7c
  5. #43d9a4

Shades

#166d4e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #166d4e
  2. #146246
  3. #12573e
  4. #0f4c37
  5. #0d412f
  6. #0b3727
  7. #092c1f
  8. #072117
  9. #041610
  10. #020b08
  11. #000000

Tints

#166d4e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #166d4e
  2. #2d7c60
  3. #458a71
  4. #5c9983
  5. #73a795
  6. #8bb6a7
  7. #a2c5b8
  8. #b9d3ca
  9. #d0e2dc
  10. #e8f0ed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#166d4e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #166d4e
  2. #216f53
  3. #2b7158
  4. #36735d
  5. #407562
  6. #4b7767
  7. #56786c
  8. #607a71
  9. #6b7c76
  10. #757e7b
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.3:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.33:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #606060 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4c6559 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6b644c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #605d50 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006d65 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #55684d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4d644f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #006d5c ≈ 0.0002% of males
Simulate on your own image

Text in this color

Background in this color

Border in this color

Text color
.text-166d4e {
  color: #166d4e;
}
Background
.bg-166d4e {
  background-color: #166d4e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-166d4e {
  border: 2px solid #166d4e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #166d4e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 22 109 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 159 66% 26%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-166d4e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #166d4e, #16616d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-166d4e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(22 109 78 / 0.35);
}

#00755e Tropical Rain Forest ΔE 4.38 #006b3c Cadmium Green ΔE 4.75 #355e3b Hunter Green ΔE 7.51 #01796f Pine Green ΔE 9.44 #40826d Viridian ΔE 9.44 #4f7942 Fern Green ΔE 11.12 #317873 Myrtle Green ΔE 11.39 #e992b1 Inverted #606060 Grayscale 

Tropical Rain Forest
#166d4e  rgb(22, 109, 78)  hsl(159, 66%, 26%)  Tropical Rain Forest
#6d1635  rgb(109, 22, 53)  hsl(339, 66%, 26%)  Claret
#4e166d  rgb(78, 22, 109)  hsl(279, 66%, 26%)  Indigo
#6d4e16  rgb(109, 78, 22)  hsl(39, 66%, 26%)  Field Drab